Join us for a three part Diversity and Inclusion series with Isiah Steven Parfait. We will be discussing empathy, dialogue, and stereotypes and how to make your workplace and team more inclusive and diverse.

“Empathy: When the Mind and Heart Work Together” is a workshop intended to engage the community in conversation around empathy and its place in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Join us as we expand our application of empathy to our lives and the workplace.

“Dialogue for What?” is a interactive presentation on the purpose and power of dialogue. During the workshop we will learn how we can share a seat at the table without stepping on each other’s toes when discussing identity based issues and other hot topics.

“Roundtable, Hot Tea” is a community discussion exploring hot topic social issues that limit inclusive community organizing. Through conversation about similarities and stereotypes, we explore reasons why we should embrace the unity in our community.

Isiah Steven Parfait is a fourth year scholar from Tampa, FL majoring in Spanish with Business at Florida State University. This summer, Parfait will be interning at a FSU Tech Fellow at Starter Studio this summer, shadowing our leads, conducting research, and facilitating our diversity and inclusion series.

StarterStudio is a pioneering hub for innovative and tech-enabled entrepreneurs that empowers and provides resources for entrepreneurs, creatives, and innovators to begin, grow, and flourish in Florida. Through community education programs, accelerators, funding, and collaborative work spaces, StarterStudio fosters a community—serving as a platform for the ideas of the future.

StarterStudio is a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Per the IRS, bequests, devises, transfers and gifts to the fund are tax deductible.